Paint ball reservoir with stiffener insert

Abstract

A paint ball gun having a paint ball reservoir. The paint ball gun has a reservoir connector including a connector nipple with a clamp disposed at the upper end of the connector nipple. The lower end of the connector nipple is attached to the upper portion of the paint ball gun, immediately above the breach portion of the paint ball gun. The paint ball reservoir has a downwardly directed reservoir nipple which is securely clamped to the upper end of the connector nipple by the clamp. A stiffener insert is disposed within the reservoir nipple to reinforce the reservoir nipple so as to prevent the clamp from flattening out the reservoir nipple.

What is claimed is:  
     
         1 . A paint ball gun comprising: 
 (a) a breach chamber;    (b) a reservoir connector disposed above, and in communication with, the breach chamber;    (c) a clamp disposed on the reservoir connector;    (d) a paint ball reservoir having a downwardly directed reservoir nipple, the reservoir nipple being attached to the reservoir connector by the clamp, and being disposed above, and in communication with, the reservoir connector;    wherein a stiffener insert is disposed within the reservoir nipple to reenforce the reservoir nipple from being flattened out by the clamp.    
     
     
         2 . A kit comprising: 
 (a) a paint ball reservoir having a downwardly directed reservoir nipple, the reservoir nipple having an open end with an internal reservoir nipple configuration; and    (b) a stiffener insert having an external configuration which substantially matches the reservoir nipple internal configuration, the stiffener insert being insertable into the open end of the reservoir nipple to reenforce the reservoir nipple from being flattened by a clamp.